I just checked the wpxdelt.txt file and the AC9 and AC0 prefixes are in that file. You need to search the file as the prefixes are NOT in alphabetical order.
AC9 and AC0 are currently valid USA prefixes, so why are they in the not current file? Steve, K6UM On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 5:11 AM, WA7AA <wa...@comcast.net> wrote: > On 05-Aug-18 20:55, Kostas SV1DPI wrote: > >> I don't know if thisis the problem but there is a file called >> wpxdeltd.txt in save directory. Open it with the notepad and see if ac9 and >> ac0 is there. I had a similar problem and while some prefixes was counting >> in eqsl, didn't count in dx4win. The problem was in a file with prefixes in >> save directory but I don't remember if wpxdeltd.txt was the problem or >> another file. I deleted it and I did not update it again as I can not >> understand why it is useful. >> > > This file is supposed to list prefixes that have been deleted, i.e. are > not currently valid for the WPX honor roll, according to WPX rules: > "Prefixes will be deleted from the Honor Roll listing ten years after they > are no longer authorized for use by the governing authority or by the ITU". > I suppose since all AC9 and AC0 callsign licenses expired at some point and > no new calls were issued, they met the 10 year rule and found themselves in > this file (among other prefixes). > > This effectively means that if we wanted the WPX record in DX4Win to be > accurate (per honor roll rules), the wpxdeltd.txt would have to be updated > on a continuous basis. I've looked around in the CQ Mag website, but I > can't find anything resembling the list of invalid prefixes, so I simply > deleted all entries in this file and kept it blank, rendering all > worked/confirmed prefixes valid. > > If anyone knows where this list can be found, let me know and I'll keep > the file up to date and send it to Jim for regular distribution. > > 73, > > Zoran WA7AA > > ______________________________________________________________ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net > Message delivered to k6um.el...@gmail.com > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
